Papaver

See also: papaver

Translingual

papaver

Etymology

Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after Latin pappa (milk), because it has latex which resembles milk.[1][2]

Proper noun

Papaver n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – the poppies.

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References

  1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
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